26 Bolingbroke Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NZ

26 Bolingbroke Close is a semi-detached house in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 1NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 265.1% above the 2001 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).